Conference Agenda

Transit Mobility Alliance Conference 2026

Four days. One incredible ride.

Bruce Bowen – Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker

Bruce Bowen

Three-time NBA Champion. San Antonio Spurs legend. Bringing hard-won lessons on discipline, resilience, and the impact one person can have on an entire organization.

TMAC brings together 30+ sessions across 5 breakout tracks featuring rider experience, fleet management, workforce, safety, AI, and more. TMAC isn't a one-size-fits-all agenda. It's yours to build. Four days packed with the ideas, tools, and conversations that move transit forward. Come with questions. Leave with answers you can actually use.


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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration and Check-In Pick up your badge and conference materials, and get ready for a great week
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Certification Training
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  • TripMaster Training
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    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Exhibitor Move-In
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Opening Reception Kick off TMAC 2026 by connecting with peers and industry leaders
    6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
    5K Run Start the day with movement and momentum
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Registration and Check-In Pick up your badge and conference materials, and get ready for the day ahead
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    The Pit Stop Stop by anytime to ask questions about our solutions, sharpen your skills, and get personalized support from product experts
    8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
    Breakfast
    8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
    Executive Leadership Kickoff Join Transit Technologies’ Executive Leadership team for an energizing opening message as we look ahead to the future of transit and kick off an exciting week of innovation, collaboration, and connection.
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    Client Panel Using Data in Day-to-Day Operations to Drive Efficiencies
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Coffee Break Refill your cup, connect with peers, and keep the conversations going
    Meeting Rider Expectations in a High-Digital-Expectation World Riders now expect transit to be as visible, intuitive, and responsive as every other digital service.
    Beyond the Ride: Strengthening Senior Services and Community Mobility Seniors need more than a scheduled pickup, they need a system that adapts as their needs change. See how connected paratransit and community mobility tools help agencies keep up with rising demand.
    Safer Operations-Lower Liability Learn how connected safety tools help agencies reduce risk, strengthen accountability, improve incident response, and lower liability exposure across the fleet.
    From Savings to Shortfalls: Managing Your Fuel Budget Finding Savings, Tracking, and Preparing for Unexpected Fuel Price Increases.
    Ask Your Fleet Anything: Skip the Dashboards, Get Straight to Answers No queries. No dashboards to build. Just answers, so you spend less time digging through data. First look at FASTER AI Analysts, natural-language insights and new dashboards for faster decisions.
    Breaking Down the Silos: How Unified Scheduling, Dispatch, and Timekeeping Simplify Payroll How transit agencies can control workforce and labor costs by consolidating dispatch, timekeeping, driver communication, payroll verification, billing, and system integrations into one connected operating model.
    12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
    Lunch
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
    Lunch Keynote - Bruce Bowen Hear from three-time NBA Champion and San Antonio Spurs legend Bruce Bowen as he takes the TMAC stage. Drawing from a career built on discipline, resilience, and teamwork, Bruce will share lessons that extend far beyond the basketball court and inspire leaders to make a lasting impact.
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Vendor Hours Explore the exhibit hall and connect with our trusted partners
    Infotainment as a Rider Tool and Revenue Opportunity How agencies can use infotainment to deliver real-time information, promote helpful services, and create more value.
    Mobility Equity in Practice: Getting Eligibility Right the First Time Eligibility, assessments, and certifications are where equity either happens or breaks down. See how agencies streamline the process without sacrificing compliance or rider trust.
    Protect the Operator, Not Just the Vehicle A focused look at strategies and technologies that help protect frontline staff, improve response in difficult situations, and strengthen operator confidence and retention.
    Uncover Hidden Costs: Harness Data to Reduce Total Cost of Ownership The vehicle that looks cheap on paper is often the one draining your budget. See how agencies use maintenance and asset data to expose real total cost of ownership before it hits next year’s budget.
    Maintenance Mastery Workshop: Tighten Up Your PM Program + Advanced Open Forum Get more out of FASTER’s maintenance tools—PM scheduling, work order flow, and closing the gaps that cause backlog.
    From Reactive Workforce Management to Operational Control See how WM capabilities help the team understand who is scheduled, who is working, what service is covered, where exceptions require attention, and how employee activity flows into accurate payroll.
    How Rider Feedback Changed Service Real rider comments, ratings, or complaints and the operational changes they triggered.
    The Outsourcing Playbook TNCs and brokers can be an excellent option for serving certain trips and expanding agency capacity, while other trips may be better suited to dedicated or specialized service. Learn how to match each trip with the right mobility option while maintaining visibility and a consistent rider experience.
    Passenger Safety You Can Actually Verify See how agencies can use technology to improve visibility, confirm safety procedures, and create greater confidence for riders, operators, and leadership.
    Rethinking Idling for the Electric Fleet Era Idling isn’t just a fuel problem anymore. In an EV fleet, it’s an energy and readiness problem. See how to catch it before it becomes downtime.
    Inventory Control Workshop: Stop Losing Money on Parts + Advanced Open Forum Idle stock and missing parts both cost you. Configure FASTER’s inventory tools for tighter control and faster turnaround.
    The Modern Agency Toolkit: Smarter Teams, Lighter Assets Communication, collaboration, and productivity to help retain and improve your talent, plus FASTER Core, our asset-light solution for agencies.
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Charity Duck Dash Purchase a duck at registration to support the Gary Sinise Foundation and its mission to serve veterans, first responders, and their families.

    Decorate your duck, take it along as you explore TMAC and San Antonio, and share photos of its adventures in the Whova chat. You'll support a great cause and have a chance to win $200 off your TMAC 2027 registration
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    A Night at The Alamo Experience an unforgettable evening at one of Texas' most iconic landmarks with great food, live entertainment, and plenty of time to connect with peers.
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    The Pit Stop Stop by anytime to ask questions, sharpen your skills, and get personalized support from product experts
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Breakfast Fuel up and connect with industry peers
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
    Opening Keynote & Client Impact Awards Join us for the inaugural Client Impact Awards, recognizing the professionals and teams shaping the future of transit through exceptional leadership, operational excellence, and outstanding service
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    The AI Lab Discover how AI is helping agencies make smarter decisions, improve operations, and prepare for what's ahead.
    Agencies Migrating for a More Unified Operations Platform Use a unified service platform that brings together service management, real-time visibility, rider communication, and day-of-service control.
    One Wallet, Every Mode: Unifying Fixed Route, Demand Response, and Fare Collection Riders don’t think in modes, they think in trips. See how a single connected wallet brings fixed route, demand response, and fare collection together.
    From Video to Coaching Discover how video, alerts, and driver behavior data can support better coaching, stronger accountability, and a more proactive safety culture.
    Built for the Bay: The Technician Workstation That Gets Out of the Way Faster entry, less admin, more wrench time. See the workstation designed for the shop floor, and what it does for completed work orders per shift.
    Best Fleet Practices Start with Basic Fleet Measures Ensure your fleet operation remain successful in a competitive world.
    Benchmark, Fix, Then Predict Predictive maintenance gets a lot of attention, but it only works if your shop can respond to an alert. In this session, FASTER and Bosch walk through how one gap, parts availability, drives missed PMs, more breakdowns, and fewer buses on the road. We’ll cover four readiness checks to run before investing in predictive, and what to fix first if you’re not there yet.
    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
    Lunch
    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
    Transit Family Feud An industry twist on a modern game show
    Looping & Moving Beyond Static Schedules Loop service works best when agencies can manage service dynamically instead of relying on rigid schedules that quickly fall out of sync with real-world conditions.
    Talk to Your Riders Like It’s 2026: AI-Powered Communication That Grows Ridership SMS, intelligent voice agents, and chatbots aren’t just support tools anymore—they’re ridership drivers. See how AI-powered communication increases ridership and keeps riders informed.
    Safety that Improves Service, Not Just Compliance An overview of how connected safety data can reduce disruptions, support better decisions, and improve both safety outcomes and service reliability.
    Beyond Diesel: What Alternative Fuel Really Means for School Bus Fleets Funding is the easy part. The real work is infrastructure, route range, and retooled maintenance. See what it actually takes to move off diesel.
    Asset Management Workshop: Get the Full Lifecycle View + Advanced Open Forum Acquisition to disposal in one place. Use FASTER's asset tools for lifecycle, depreciation, and replacement planning.
    ADA Compliance Across Fixed Route and Paratransit A practical, operations-first session for transit leaders on how ADA compliance actually shows up in day-to-day service delivery across both fixed route and complementary paratransit. The focus is not just eligibility. It is on the operational standards, policy decisions, staff behaviors, and audit risks that determine whether an agency is truly meeting its obligations.
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Pause with Paws / Happy Hour Unwind, recharge, and enjoy some time with adoptable dogs from a local shelter.
    3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Vendor Hours Meet the partners behind the products and services helping agencies move transit forward.
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Enjoy San Antonio!
    8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
    Hospitality Suite Enjoy refreshments, great conversation, and live entertainment by the band High Maintenance.
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Breakfast
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Exhibitor Move-Out
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
    Closing Remarks Wrap up the week with key takeaways, final reflections, and a look at what's ahead.
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    FASTER Training Dive deeper into the solutions you use with expert-led, hands-on training sessions.
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    Exploring how AI can handle routine calls to reduce dispatcher workload and improve service was incredibly valuable.

    Reconnecting with colleagues and peers from previous TMAC events made the experience even more meaningful.

    The keynote was engaging, inspiring, and one of the highlights of the conference.

    The in-depth discussions around AI provided practical ideas I can bring back to my organization.

    The team took the time to stay after the session and help me work through my questions. That level of support was exceptional.

    The High Maintenance Band made for a fun and memorable evening with the TMAC community.

    The duck launch was a fun reminder that TMAC is as much about building community as it is about learning.

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